Kawachi District, Tochigi
Kawachi (河内郡 Kawachi-gun) is a district located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2005, the district has an estimated population of 76,471 and a density of 480.35 persons per km². The total area is 159.20 km².
The district has one town.
Timeline (1960s to present)
- April 1, 1966 - The village of Kawachi gained town status.
- April 1, 1971 - The village of Minamikawachi gained town status.
- July 1, 1994 - The village of Kamikawachi gained town status.
- January 10, 2006 - The town of Minamikawachi merged with the towns of Ishibashi and Kokubunji, both from Shimotsuga District to form the city of Shimotsuke.
- March 31, 2007 - The towns of Kamikawachi and Kawachi merged into the city of Utsunomiya.
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